An Autumn Pop Up Tiered card - Paper Funday Challenge #80

 I made 3 of these pop up tiered cards using the instructions by Iced Images on her video tutorial here.

Autumn is one of my most favourite times of the year.  Fall changes are beginning to be noticeable in my garden, and when I'm gardening, I hear the geese flying overheard as they gather in the Lake near by. The trees are just beginning to turn here and I just love those wonderful shades of reds, yellows, greens,& oranges in the back drop of a robin egg blue sky.

I made this card with fall in mind - especially the falling leaves.  It is a pop up tiered card. I made an earlier card for a Birthday card challenge here

Our theme is: Anything Goes with the Optional Twist of: Changing Seasons

Here is how I created the color palette for the leaves. On a piece of watercolor paper, I added red, yellow, orange, green, dark green, blue ink using a finger dauber.  Then I spritzed the inked watercolor paper, moving the paper around to blend the colors.

When dry, I used leaf dies from Gorgeous Leaves and Autumn Leaves. to die cut leaves which I incorporated into my card design.

I also used die cuts from On the Horizon.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Gorgeous Leaves, Autumn Leaves, On the Horizon

Inks:  Versa Mark, Inks for color palette

Papers:  Autumn Splendor DSP, Garden Green, Basic White, Very Vanilla, Granny Apple Green, Early Espresso, Cajun Craze

Accessories:  Gorgeous Leaves dies, Autumn Leaves dies, On the Horizon dies, Glossy embellishments, Copper embossing powder

Shaker cupcake birthday for Try A Sketch on Tuesday #678 Double Trouble #199

This card was made for the sketch challenge  Try A Sketch  on Tuesday #678 as well as Double Dare # 199.

In my card, the aperture was changed to a birthday  cupcake -a shaker cupcake with chocolate shaker elements. The heart became a party hat.

The card has 3 layers not counting the card base- a basic white layer followed by a DSP layer (Rosie’s Sunshine Afternoon). The final layer is the image layer with the chocolate shaker cupcake, the party hat, and the sentiment. All of these are mounted on dimensionals. I added a few chocolate sprinkles that escaped from the cupcake.

Below is a close up of the cupcake

An angle view.

Supplies Used:

Stamp: Sweet Birthday Occasions ( Close to my Heart)

Inks: Black Versa Mark, Stampin Blends ( chocolate Brown, various other Colors)

Accessories: Sweet Birthday dies, chocolate shaker embellishments, window sheet, dimensionals, Ckear embossing powder

Suspended Book Fold Card

This card fold intrigued me when I saw it on a video tutorial by Jan B , a Stampin Up demonstrator in the UK.

Making this card was not as difficult as I thought it would be.

In the picture above you see the mechanism between the card base and the “book”

Below is the inside of the card.

Supplies Used

Stamp:

Inks: Black Versamark, Balmy Blue, Stampin Blends ( Balmy Blue, real Red, Basic Gray, Smokey Slate, Old Olive)

Papers Pacific Point, Basic White, DSP

Accessories: coordinating dies, 

Sunflowers in a Shadow Box - a 3D project for Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #32

Today I made a project for the Beautiful Blossoms challenge - 3D sunflowers in a easel shadow box. The challenge here  is "Anything Goes" with Optional Mood Board.(see below)

Shadow Box

The shadow box was made using the directions by Tina Zinck , a Stampin' Up demonstrator in the East Coast of Canada.  For the easel portion of the Shadow box, Debbie Polachek's video  here provided instruction..

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The shadow box itself was made using heavy weight (110 lb) Basic White cardstock.  After it was made, strips of Autumn Splendor DSP was adhered to the front edges. On the inside a 6 by 6" piece of Season of Green and Gold DSP was added followed by a 4 by 4" piece of Basic White card stock embossed with the 3D Leaf Embossing Folder (Spellbinder).

An Easel was added to the back of the Shadow Box.3 by 3 1/2"

Easel:

White cardstock 8 by 3" scored in half at 4"

White cardstock 3 by 3 1/2' scored at 1/2, 1 3/4, and 3 on the 3 1/2" side.  Fold into an 'M'. 

Adhere the completed easel to the back of the Shadow Box.

Flowers:

The Sunflowers were made using Spellbinder Sunflower dies and Vellum. For each sun flower, 2 flowers, 2 leaves and 2 centers were die cut using Vellum card stock. flower was coloured using Stamp n blends - Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie for the flower; Old Olive for the leaves; Early Espresso for the centers.

After they were coloured, they were placed on a paper towel and spritzed with water. This causes the flowers and leaves to assume different shapes which look more realistic as the flowers dry.

Each flower was then formed by adhering 2 flowers together off setting the petals, and then adding 2 of the centers and 2 leaves.  Finally, some dark brown prills were added to the center of each flower.

Three flowers were made.

Vase:

The vase was made by using the vase die from the "Inspiring Imperfection" dies to die cut a vase from the "Need for Tweed" DSP . The edges of this vase was sponged with Basic Gray ink. A butterfly sticker added to the die completed this embellishment.

The completed vase was adhered to the embossed white cardstock with the three flowers added as shown. An extra leaf falling from the flowers was added.

Several glossy embellishments added in the top right and lower left corner completed the framed flowers.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:

Inks:  Basic Gray, SU Blends (Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso, Old Olive)

Papers:  Basic White, Vellum, Autumn Splendor DSP, Season of Gold & Green DSP, Need for Tweed DSP, Old Olive

Accessories:  Sunflower dies, 'Congratulations' die, Leaves 3D embossing folder (Spellbinder), Spritzer, Early Espresso prills, Glossy Embellishments

I am also submitting this project to Creative Creases Challenge #107

Tiered Pop Up Step Card ...a Birthday card for Classic Design Challenge #8

 These cards were made using the instructions on a video tutorial by Iced Images here. I made several of these cards, but this is a birthday one that I made for the challenge at Classic Design Challenge #8.

This is a 6 by 6" card

 Theme is Anything Goes with Optional Twist of:

Happy Birthday

Side View

For this card my colour scheme was Melon Mambo and Basic White, with Bloom Impressions DSP.  The Flowering Florets bundle was used to create the decorating die cuts.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Flowering Florets

Ink:  Black Versafine, Stampin Blends (Melon Mambo, Berry Burst Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow)

Papers:  Melon Mambo,  Basic White, Bloom Impressions DSP

Accessories:  Flowering Florets dies, Clear embossing powder, Iridescent gemsT

I am also sending this card to

                           The Creative  Crafters #93

                            A Perfect Time to Craft #9

                                                                                                                                                                                         

Shaker Toppers for a challenge at Canadian Die Group

 Below are 4card toppers I made for a Facebook group I belong to. They were mailed to a partner selected by the group moderator.

A Birthday Fan card for Try Stamping on Tuesday#677 & Double Trouble #198

I made the following fan fold card for the Sketch Challenge with https://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/2025/08/Challenge-677.html . I am also submitting  card#3 to Double Trouble #198 as well which meets the requirement of using two patterns of cardstock.

 There are many tutorials for making Fan Cards  but I used components of the used the following   Easy Fan Fold Card 4 Ways  .

I enjoyed making this card fold so much I made 3 cards. The two other cards will be posted at the end of this blog post.

I used Berry Burst, Fresh Freesia card stocks and Floral Charm DSP as my layers for this card. The fan fold card was made according to the instructions in the tutorial. The only thing I would do differently is pop  all the fans up with dimensionals rather than them gluing ,flat which is what I did.  In both of the samples below I did that and I like that much better.

For the embellishments and sentiment in the lower left corner, I stamped and clear embossing three flowers and leaves from Framed Florets stamp . I then colored them with Stampin blends and die cut them using the coordinating dies. 

The flowers and leaves were added to an octagon base die cut from layering octagon dies.

Two leaf sprigs were also die cut and added to the flower cluster.

The birthday sentiment, embossed with gold powder, was die cut using a Stylish Shaped die and added to the bottom of the card using dimensionals.:

Supplies Used

Stamp:  Framed Florets

Inks:  Black Versamark, SU Blendabilities, 

Papers: Berry Burst, Fresh Freesia, Basic White, Gold Foil

Accessories:  Layering Octagonal dies, Framed Florets dies, Clear Embossing Powder, Gold Embossing Powder, Stylish Shaped Dies, Dimensionals, Embellishments.

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A Lantern Christmas card

 This is my first Christmas card. The focal image is a lantern die cut in copper foil with a large poinsettia beside it.

Inside the lantern is a candle which I die cut in white. I lightly used a blending brush to add some colour to it. Without this added colour the candle was not seen well through the vellum covering the windows of the lantern.

The lantern was added to the card front using foam strips.

The poinsettias were die cut with Real red card stock, using the poinsettia dies. After sponging the petals with Cherry Cobbler ink, they were slightly shaped in order to give some dimension to the petals. The three layers were then adhere together alternating  petals using  dimensionals between the layers. In the center I placed a cluster of pearls.

 The leaves were die cut in Garden Green card stock. After sponging the edges with Mossy Meadow ink they were slightly shaped and added to the poinsettia.

The completed poinsettia was added to the side of the lantern, using dimensionals.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Poinsettia Petals

Inks: Cherry Cobbler Mossy Meadow

Papers: Real Red, Garden Green, Copper Foil, Vellum, Pearlized White, Enchanting Christmas Basics (Paper Roses) DSP

Accessories: Poinsettia Petals Dies, Garden Lantern (Spellbinder), Pearl Cluster embellishment

Concertina Pop Up - a card for Creative Challenges #106

 I love pop up cards and when I saw this card on a video made by Jan B Stampin Up demonstrator in the UK , I knew I would have to make it. It’s a pop up concertina card and I am submitting it to the Creative Creases Challenge #106. 

Below is the card front. It is decorated with a flower fussy cut from the DSP. Crystal Effects is added to the single flower and leaf. Sentiment is from Frog’s Whiskers Ink.

Opening the card reveals a pop up middle section.  Note the two sentiment panels suspended from the two concertina strips.

Below is a side view.

What you don't see in the side view above is the pop up mechanisms that are placed between the card base and the middle section. They are placed on both sides. Below is a better view of these mechanisms. 

Messages can be written in the back of the card.

Boy Fishing on His Birthday - a card for Freshly Made Challenges #699

 I used the sketch  on Freshly Made Sketches #699 ,made by Verena, to make the card of a boy fishing for his birthday. 

For this card, I die cut a 2 1/2" circle in the upper center of a piece of white cardstock. The scene was created on another similar sized white cardstock.  The sky was sponged with a blender brush with a white cloud added. For the water I cut a piece of Stampin Up DSP which looks like water. Once the scene was created the two pieces were adhered together using foam tape.

>The strip was embossed with the Timber embossing folder and lightly sponged with Crumb Cake ink. It was added below the middle of the circle and adhered at the edges only  with one dimensional in the,, B middle so it doesn't collapse.

The image of the boy was stamped using Black Versafine ink and embossed with clear embossing power. It was then coloured with Stampin' Blends and die cut. This image was added sitting on the wood piece aka the dock.

The birthday sentiment is from Something Fancy.

Supplies Used:

Stamps\;  Something Fancy, Boy Fishing

Inks:  Black Versafine, Stampin' Blends (Granny Apple Green, Boho Blue, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, Balmy Blue)

Papers; Basic White, Misty Moonlight, SU DSP

Accessories: Timber Embossing Folder, Clear embossing Powder, Die for boy fishing, 2 1/2" circle die

A Technique with Embossing Folders

It’s nice to know another way to use embossing folders. In this technique I am using the new Sunflower embossing folder from Stampin Up.  The embossing folder is used in the usual way but then something different is done to the embossed piece.

Cards made with same technique using other embossing folders are below.

Using blender brushes colour is applied to the sunflower image on the debossed side (not the side with the raised images). Daffodil Delight is applied to the flower petals, pecan pie to the centres, and Old Olive to the leaves.

Now the magic hsppens.

With an Early Espresso ink pad, swipe down lightly from top to bottom on the finished piece, first one side than the other, until the entire surface is covered.

Trim the piece to 3 1/2 by 5”, mat with a piece of Daffodil Delight card stock and then adhere to am Early Espresso card base.

Here the technique is used with the Zinnia Embossing Folder.

Thanks - Spotlight technique

 The spotlight technique was used on this card for the challenges of Try Stampin on Tuesday #676 and Double Trouble Paper Crafting #197 (You're in the Spotlight)

The image of the flower was stamped with Black Versamark ink and embossed with clear embossing power. 

Only 1 flower was coloured with Sweet Sorbet and Granny Apply Smith Stampin' Blends in order to spotlight it. The rest of the flowers remained uncoloured.

The sentiment, die cut from Sweet Sorbet cardstock was from "Well Said" dies.

The Basic White layer was matted with Sweet Sorbet cardstock and then added to the Basic white srd base.

This basic White layer was matted with 

Life is Better .....A card for Freshly Made Sketches #698

 For this week's sketch challenge at Freshly Make Sketches #698 I used elements from a Sea Scape stamp set (? name) I had. I decided to use the shapes of the sketch as presented in the sketch and the elements were added to them.

A blender brush was used to add some colour to each of the stitched rectangle/square elements.  All elements are adhered to the Basic White layer exept the squsre, which is adhered using dimensioinals.

All images were stamped on a separate piece of Basic White card stock, using Black Versamark ink and then  embossed with clear embossing powder.

Note: I embossed the images with clear embossing powder to prevent the alcohol based markers from bleeding over the lines.  This way I can use whatever card stock I have on hand rather than the more expensive and recommended brands.

 Each was die cut with its corresponding die, coloured with Stampin' blends, and added to the elements using dimensionals.

The post with rope around it was coloured with Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and highlighted with Dark Pecan Pie. Both Sea Gulls  were coloured with Light and Dark Smoky Slate with some Daffodil Delight on the beaks and feet.  All were added to the elements using dimensionals.

The sentiment from Happy Labels is stamped with Black Versamark  ink and then embossed with clear embossing powder. It is added as shown in the picture.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Seascape (?), Happy Labels

Inks:  Black Versamark, Stampin/ Blends (Smokey Slate, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Pecan Pie, Balmy Blue, 

Accessories:  Seascape dies, Stitched Rectangle dies, Dimensionals, Clear embossing powder.